Southland Sports News
More than 160 track cyclists from more than 40 schools took part in the inaugural National School Track Championships in Cambridge this week, including brothers Ronan and Conor Shearing from James Hargest College, in Invercargill. The brothers rode strongly throughout the week with Conor finishing s
Up in coming Southland cyclists Corbin Strong and Sophie-Leigh Bloxham have been named in a 14-strong Cycling New Zealand team to contest the UCI Junior World Track Cycling Championships in Switzerland. The championships will be held at the UCI headquarters in Aigle from 15-20 August. The championsh
There will be a nod to the past and a look to the future when the country’s longest running club Classic cycle race is held on Saturday. Cycling Southland general manager Mark Hotton said the Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill handicapped race, now in its 87th year, was regarded as one of New Zeal
A sporting involvement spanning 37 years has earned Eastern Southland netball stalwart Alison Cormack life membership of Netball South. Bestowed the honour at Netball South Zone’s AGM in Invercargill on Saturday, Cormack is the first recipient since the organisation’s inception in 2012. A former Sou
Homegrown players Phil Halder and Morgan Mitchell will be back in maroon in 2018 with the pair signing on with the SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags for another Mitre 10 Cup campaign. Halder and Mitchell have both progressed through the Southland age-group ranks and into the Stags. Halder has played 19
The weather on Sunday couldn’t have been better for the annual Surf to City Fun Run with over three thousand taking part. Participants of all ages took part young and old, there was even a team of 20+ Invercargill City Council staff including some councillors and Mayor Tim. Video: youtube
Cairns Taipans’ guard Jarrad Weeks is the newest name to join the SIT Zero Fees Southland Sharks for the 2018 New Zealand National Basketball League season. The man known as Agent 97 is coming off his second season with the Snakes, in which he featured in all 27 games and brought up his 100th Austra
whatsoninvers.nz caught up with the Directors of Sports Med Southern Physio while they spent their weekend collecting furniture for the Columbian Refugees. Principal Director Karl McDonald commented that their business has always had a strong community focus, committing volunteer hours to community